The Historic Groveton School

The Groveton Schoolhouse that currently stands within the Manassas National Battlefield Park was built in 1917, but the history of the Groveton School predates the Civil War. Groveton was a small, rural community that valued education, but only provided a place of learning to the white children; black children had to travel to the Thornton School in Catharpin or Manley School outside of the city of Manassas to receive an education. For the white community, the Groveton Schoolhouse was not only for teaching students, but was a place for all generations to gather and interact.